Williams F. H. Adelaar, Pieter C. Muysken, Willem F. H. Adelaar

The Languages of the Andes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Documents the diverse range of languages in the Andean and Pacific regions of South America.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 748
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1115g
• ISBN-13: 9780521368315
• ISBN-10: 0521368316
• Artikelnr.: 23028633

Autorenporträt

Willem Adelaar is Professor of Amerindian languages and cultures at Leiden University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of tables
List of maps
Preface
Orthographic conventions
List of abbreviations
1. Introduction
2. The Chibcha sphere
3. The Inca sphere
4. The languages of the eastern slopes
5. The Araucanian sphere
6. The languages of Tierra del Fuego
7. The Spanish presence
Appendix: inventory of languages and language families of the Andean region
References
Author index
Index of languages and ethnic groups
Subject index.